Document - definition, pronunciation, transcription

Amer. |ˈdɑːkjumənt|
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noun

- writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) (syn: papers)- anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks- a written account of ownership or obligation- (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters

verb ▼

- record in detail

The parents documented every step of their child's development

- support or supply with references

Can you document your claims?

Examples

It is important to keep all of your financial documents in a safe place.

An important classified document has been leaked to the media.

creating a new document on your computer

I lost the document when the hard drive crashed.

Her study was the first to document this type of behavior in gorillas.